Juno Jump Start | Canada’s real GDP per capita flatlined while U.S. economy surges ahead
Canada’s economic growth has been stagnant for the past six years, Carney gets slapped with a failing grade in a new billboard campaign, and more.
Canada’s real GDP per capita flatlined while U.S. economy surges ahead
While the U.S. economy has enjoyed a recent surge, Canada’s economic growth has been stagnant for the past six years.
University of Waterloo Economist Mikal Skuterud noted Thursday that Canada’s real GDP per capita fell at an annualized rate of 0.97 per cent between the first and second quarters of 2025, according to updated population estimates.
The Alberta Roundup | Carney slapped with failing grade in new billboard campaign
A Western Canadian advocacy group has launched a nationwide billboard blitz grading Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first six months in office — giving him an “F.” Alberta, meanwhile, says it won’t enforce Ottawa’s firearm confiscation plan.
Population still outpaced GDP uptick in July: StatsCan
Statistics Canada released its latest data on the country’s real gross domestic product, which grew 0.2 per cent in July. However, it sits at 0.87 per cent year-over-year, below the 0.94 per cent population growth.
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Dhanraj’s new podcast exposes CBC management recordings
Former CBC anchor Travis Dhanraj used the first episode of his new podcast, titled partially “CBC Tried to Shut Me Up,” to air hidden recordings of tense meetings with CBC management and human resources. He detailed what he described as retaliation and censorship inside the taxpayer-funded broadcaster.
Medical waitlists grow beyond pandemic levels: SecondStreet
More Canadians are now on healthcare waitlists for surgeries, specialists and diagnostics than there were at the end of the pandemic, according to government data acquired by the think tank, SecondStreet.
OP-ED: We’re young Canadians. Here’s what Charlie Kirk meant to us
Guest contributor Elie Cantin-Nantel on what Charlie Kirk has meant to young conservatives like himself.
Police union chiefs: Liberal gun grab will have ‘zero impact’ on crime
Police union leaders blasted the Liberal government on Thursday, pressing them on lax bail oversight, repeat offenders, “safe supply” policies, and the federal gun confiscation program.
WATCH: Daylight execution caught by Toronto-area home surveillance
A home surveillance video captured a man in the Richmond Hill neighbourhood of Toronto chasing down another individual before executing him in broad daylight and then taking off in a minivan.
OP-ED: Danielle Smith once called this a “horrific Practice” and she was right
Richard Durr writes, “If we do not protect a child who is born alive, what does that say about us? About you, about me, about Danielle Smith - about us who call ourselves alive?”
Third arrest made in Toronto-area teenage girl human trafficking case
Toronto police say a third person has been arrested in a human trafficking investigation involving two underage girls.
Off the Record | Ostriches avoid execution
This week on Off The Record, we dive into a story out of B.C. where an ostrich farm fought to keep hundreds of healthy birds alive as federal inspectors pushed for a mass cull.
Taxpayers group calls to privatize Canada Post as Ottawa seeks overhaul
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for the sale of Canada Post after the federal government unveiled sweeping reforms Thursday aimed at ending what Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joël Lightbound calls an “existential crisis” at the Crown corporation.
OP-ED: Carney’s ‘famine’ statement and Canada’s recognition of Palestine
Dotan Rousso writes, “Compromising truth and common sense in the service of any agenda does not strengthen that agenda—it corrodes it.”
TFW program path to citizenship support declined since last year: Poll
Support for the temporary foreign worker program being a guaranteed path to citizenship has dropped since last year, and the majority say they view the program more negatively than positively, according to a recent poll.